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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taisei Kaneko | ||
| Date of birth | August 14, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kanagawa, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| YSCC Yokohama | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | YSCC Yokohama | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Taichung Futuro (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Sydney United 58 | 32 | (3) |
| 2024–2025 | Gold Coast Knights | 41 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 April 2026 | |||
Taisei Kaneko (金子大晟, Kaneko Taisei; born August 14, 1998) is a Japanese footballer who last played for Gold Coast Knights in the NPL Queensland.[1]
Career
[edit]YSCC Yokohama
[edit]After being raised from the YSCC Yokohama youth ranks, Kaneko was promoted to the top team in March 2017.[2] He had the chance of debuting in the J3 League only one year after he was signed: Kaneko came in against Giravanz Kitakyushu in a game of July 2018.[3]
Taichung Futuro
[edit]In August 2019, Kaneko joined the Taiwanese team Taichung Futuro F.C. on a short-term loan.[4]
Sydney United
[edit]On 27 February 2022, Kaneko signed for NPL NSW club Sydney United 58.[5] He made his debut on 26 June in a 3–3 league draw against Rockdale Ilinden,[6] and scored his first goal for the club against APIA Leichhardt in the last game of the 2022 season.[7] That same season, Kaneko helped Sydney United achieve runners-up in both cup campaigns in the Waratah Cup and Australia Cup, losing both to NWS Spirit and Macarthur FC subsequently.[8][9][10]
Kaneko would play in the 2023 Waratah Cup, scoring in the final of a 3–1 victory over APIA Leichhardt at Leichhardt Oval and achieving his first trophy with Sydney United.[11][12]
Gold Coast Knights
[edit]On February 21, 2024, Gold Coast Knights announced the signing of Taisei for the 2024 NPL Queensland season.[13]
Honours
[edit]Sydney United 58
- Waratah Cup Champions: 2023[11]
- Australian-Croatian Soccer Tournament Division One Champions: 2023[14]
Club statistics
[edit]Updated to 23 August 2018.[15]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | Total | |||||
| 2017 | YSCC Yokohama | J3 League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Gold Coast Knights Men Squad". Gold Coast Knights F.C. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ↑ "新加入選手のお知らせｰ2ｰ | Y.S.C.C." www.yscc1986.net. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15.
- ↑ "J.league.jp Japan Professional Football League".
- ↑ "YS横浜のGK谷俊勲とFW金子大晟が台湾へ期限付き移籍". web.ultra-soccer.jp (in Japanese). CWS Brains. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- ↑ "Sydney United 58 bolster squad with double signings". Mark Stavlourakis. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ↑ "Rockdale and United 58 Share Points in Six Goal Thriller". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW. 26 June 2022.
- ↑ "APIA bounced by Sydney United 58 but bag Finals Series finish". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW. 31 July 2022.
- ↑ "Sydney United 58 brought back down to earth by NWS Spirit FC". NPL NSW Men's. Football NSW. 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ Larkin, Steve (11 September 2022). "Sydney United 58 become first NPL club to make Australia Cup final". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ Lynch, Joey (1 October 2022). "Macarthur FC's quality and squad depth makes the difference in Australia Cup final". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- 1 2 "Sydney United 58 taste Waratah Cup success". Football NSW. Football NSW. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ "Sydney United claim victory in 2023 Waratah Cup final". The Inner Sanctum. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ↑ Knights, Gold Coast. "Welcome Taisei Kaneko". Gold Coast Knights Official Instagram. Gold Coast Knights. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
- ↑ Fantov, Suzana (3 October 2023). "Four days of Football, Celebration, and Croatian Heritage as Sydney United claim 10th Tourney Title". issuu.com. The Croatian Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社, "J1&J2&J3選手名鑑ハンディ版 2018 (NSK MOOK)", 7 February 2018, Japan, ISBN 978-4905411529 (p. 269 out of 289)
External links
[edit]- Taisei Kaneko at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Profile at J. League
- Profile at YSCC Yokohama
